Elevator system and apparatus in connection therewith



Dec. 25,1928. 1,696,309

F, LANE ET AL ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITHFiled March 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l fivwmions. fiiANc/s LANE,

WILLIAM ARTHUR MACH/N ATTORNEY,

F. LANE ET AL Dec. 25,1928, 1,696,309

ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Filgd March 19,1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lA/YENTORS fTQaNC/S LANE WILL/AM ARTHUR Mncm/v.

PER Arromvsr.

- Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

PATENTHOFFICE;

rmors LANE, or BamnL Y HrtL, AND WIL LIAM ARTHUR MAcnIN, or armame- HAM,ENGLAND.

ELEVATOR airs'mm AND PPARATUS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

I Applioation nled March 19, 1926, Serial m). 96,052,, and in GreatBritain April 22, 1925i .This invention is for improvements in orrelating to ielcvator or transport systems, and

apparatus in connection therewith, and more elevation respectivelyatruck with modified particularly to'a system for ,use in theconstruction of embankments, and particularly the embankments formedfrom the refuse from mines and the like. I a.

' According to theipresent invention we provide anelevator or transportsystem comprising a truck adapted tolbe movcdalong a track-way, acylindrical cage mounted on such truck so as to rot-ate thereon with itsaxis transversely to its length of the truck, that is, at right anglesto the track-way,

-' means for supporting or carrying refuse or the like in or on the cageand means for positively rotating said cage on its truck at apredetermined position onv the track -way for depositing the refuse orthe like, consisting of a driving connection adapted to be automatically established between the cage and the tracleway, k y y The cagemayhave refuse containers which project axially thereof from eachextremit so as to protrude beyond the sides of the true r whereby therefuse is adapted to be deposited on each side of the track-way, and therotation of the said cage may be effected by an annular flange uponitself rolling upon a stationary flange suitably situated on or aboutthe track-way such as at or about its extremity. Alternatively the cagemay be set in Totation by a chain or like device encircling and attachedto thesaid' cage and which has a freely hanging part adapted to bearrested during the movement of the truck at a predetermined position onthe trackway.

In a modification of the present invention the cage may be adapted toaccommodate a complete Wagonor tub, for which purpose rail sections maybe disposed in the cage par allel to its axis, and-means incorporatedfor retaining the wagon or tub whilst in engagement therewith during thetipping operation.

In order that this invention may be clearly understood and readilycarried into practice, reference may be had to the appended explanatorysheet of drawings, upon which Figure 1 is an elevational viewillustrating an elevator system constructed according to the presentinvention, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of the system shown in Fig. 1. Y

Figure 3 invention, railsa are set at an inclination filthGI upon asmall mound which isdesircd to extend or] upon a suitable sub or trestlesupporting structure. b is the truck having four wheels engaging therails aiand four grooved rollers 0 adapted to engage circum ferentialflanges on askeleton cage Protruding from each extremity of this cage-clis a refuse container e. Annular shallow drum-like flanges f areprovided uponthe skeleton cage (Z. A stationary dividing hopper g (seeparticularly Figure 3) is mounted above the truck at its lowest positionadapted to direct refuse along the chutes g? intothe containers 6. Thetruck isada-pted to be elevated in knownwmanner'as for-instance by acable It attached to'the: truck passing over the pulley b and then to apulley h and by way of pulley [L3 from a suitable power source. Furthera counter-balance weight 2' mounted on wheels operating on a small track2' may be utilizedsuch as is described in our concurrent application No.11,096 dated 29th April 1925. This counterbalance weight 2' is attachedto the truck by a separate cable passing over the pulley 4?. Towards theupper extremity of the rails a a special section of rail a is utilizedhaving a side frame a provided with an upper contact flange a r Inoperation the truck after having had its containers 6 filled with therefuse is hauled up the track-way at until the flanges f run upon thecontact flange a thereby setting the cage in rotation, as for instance,through 180 degrees to invert the containers 0 and deposit the refusedown the bank j. As this a "In this manner the contact flange a alwaysremains adjacent the top of the mound y.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the lateralcontainers 6 are dispensed with and the skeleton cage cl provided with Irails (1 and thereby adapted to receive a wagon or tub 70. Upper rails dare provided loo adjacent the .top of the wagon wheels to prevent thewagon or tub leaving its rails al during the tipping operation. The saidwagon or tub may be further secured by a small pivotal lever Z at eachextremity there of. Thetruck b and rollers c for supporting the cage maybe substantially the same as that utilized in connection with thepreceding ar- 'angement. The Figure 4 illustrates a modified method oftipping orrotating the cage. For this purpose a chain, cable or likedevice m is attached, as for instance, at the point at to the cage andallowed to depend as at m this depending extremity having a hook m orlike member adapted to engage a suitably devised stop or catch a on therail a so that during the movement of the truck along the said rail thecage is set in rotation thereby automatically tipping the refuse fromthe wagon or tub is between the rails.

Vith the present apparatus it will be seen that an operator or operatorsmay be employed at the lower extremity of the rail for the fillin orloading operation of the cage, the tipping operation being eil'ectedautomaticall at the top of the mound and thereby avoiding the necessityof any operator or operators at this point.

lVhat we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis p 1. In combination with a trackway, an elevator system comprising aWheel truck adaptcage on said truck upon the latter reaching apredetermined position on said trackway for depositing on either sidethereof the coni tents of said containers, said means automaticallyestablishing an operative connection between said cage and said traekwayas the movement of said truck along saidtraekway is continued beyondsaid predetermined position.

2. The combination as specified in claim 1,

in which said adjustable means for rotating said cage comprises a sideframe mounted on a special section of said trackway and provided with aflange adapted to cooperate with an annular flange on said cage.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

FRANCIS LANE. WILLIAM ARTHUR MACHIN.

